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PART n,-cHAPTER "

ThuCE WITH THE MUTiNRERA
At first, not II word passed between
the three men standing there by the
now useless wheel.
The place where the vessel had
grounded was so near to the low coast
of that part of the island that man
might easily have let himself down by
the bows and waded ashore. The water
astern was less than two fathoms, and
it shoaled rapidly to the shore. The
wind had continued so fresh that the
Roadway of the vessel drove her hard
onto the bottom when her course
was treacherously changed, and at
least half her keel was fast in the clay.
She lay motionless, slightly careened
over to the port side.
The sun was setting. In the brief
lull that followed this first stunning
blow of the mutineers,. Captain Willis
anxiously swept the horizon with his
glass. The broad Bahama Channel
was before him, but the view was here
and there cut off by islands.
No sail was in sight.
We have said that at first no word
was spoken by the Captain, Crawford
or the mate. The scene described il
the last chapter had passed almost in
flash; but its terrible meaning was
perfectly understood. 1t needed no
explanation from the mate TO tell the
others that Puryis had been murdered
for the purpose of Disgusting the viper
whom the Captain had warmed and
cherished to his own undoing.
Five minutes passed-dreadfu min
utes, that seemed like hours. Nothing
was as yet stirring forward; not man
was to be seen. Crawford and the
Captain grasped each his revolver; the
mate had u heavy capstan-bar, which
he had kept handy since the anchor
was weighed. 1t was his pistol that
Crawford had.
The situation was one 10 require no
words, and hardly to allow of words.
They realized that a desperate DEATH,
grapple was at hand. Each quietly
stood and nerved himself for it.
Probably the same anxious question
occurred to each of them. They were
to contend with four times their own
They were to fight where de-
feat meant DEATH Was there shelter or
protection Of which they could avail
The open deck was before them. As
far as amidships there was no shelter
save the boats slung at the sides and
the slight coop over the cabin stairs.
They were useless.
Once the Captain looked inquiringly
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nt Crawford, ana pointed down toward
the cabin. Crawford shook his head
Without word, each understood and
consented. To seek the shelter of the
cabin would be to put themselves at
the mercy of the mutineers. like rats
in trap.
A man suddenly appeared above tho
deck from the forehold-or rather, his
head was at first elevated above il, and
his hand waved a white handkerchief.
1--WE got n proposition to make to
you, on the part of the crew. If you'll
promise to hold your pistols of I'll
come out and talk with YOU"
The voice was that of Louis Hunter.
Captain Willis heard it, and ground
| his teeth with rage.
Come was all he could say.
"But you won't shootP"
"If you are brief-no."
Hunter reached the deck, and came
hesitatingly aft.
Haltw the Captain cried, when
he was about rod away; "what dye
wantP"
I'D like first to explain myself"
said the renegade. "Pd like to have
you understand that what I've done
has been under compulsion, and only
because l was threatened with death.
l want to mediate between you and
the crew. l believe l can save your
lives; at least, know what they are
willing to do. I'll befriend you il
you'll let me-"
" You are an infamous liar, as well
as damnable traitor" the Captain
exclaimed. "If ever man would be
Justified in breaking his word, l should
be now, with such fiendish scoun-
drel as you are. don't know what it
is keeps me from putting ball
through you.
Hunter turned very pale, and fell
back step.
but you are safe for the moment
what do you wantP"
1.-THE crew say they win have the
ship. ] suppose they want to plumber
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inc uny. onOrbly uIter merlulan tne
practiced eye of the Captain detected
signs of shoal water. and soundings
were at once taken. From ten faith
oms the line soon shortened to six
then TO four. The bottom soon be-
came visible, appearing to be white
clay. Far in the distance the Captain
with his glass sighted the shores of
Elephmra. Small islands were passed;
The water shoaled moro rapidly.
Three fathoms were reported-then
two and half. Sail was laboriously
shortened, the mate literally driving the
crew to the yards. The Captain went
below to consult his charts.
The bark now crept along slowly and
doubtfully, with frequent changes of
course. The Captain stood near the
wheel, giving continual directions. At
one time the water shoalcd to less than
two fathoms.
"Thc island of New Providence is
just ahead, Mr.. Hardy" said the
Captain. II was in hopes to work
round to Nassau tonight; but dare
not try it. i know enough of the Ba-
hamas to be cautious of trying to keep
course at night in shoal water. L
think we'll tie up to the shore yonder.
if we can find good anchorage, and
wait till morning"
1t was now near sunset. Dick Purvis
came to relieve the mate at the wheel.
Mr.. Hardy walked forward. He STUN
bled and fell over something near the
fore-ladder
He rose to his feet. What mystery
was thisP Dick Purvis had just re-
lieved him at the wheel-here lay the
body of the man himself, hatless, coat
less, his skull crushed by a savage blow
from the capstan-bar that lay beside
him smeared with blood.
A horrid suspicion of the truth
flashed upon him. With a warning
shout he rushed back to the wheel.
The Captain had just observed a
deviation in the course, and angrily cor
rected IL.
"Due north" he shouted. "Purvis,
what's the matter with you?"
The man at the wheel is an autom-
atom; he obeys the orders given him,
and in obeying them. he always repeats
the order.
On this occasion the Captains direc-
ton was not repeated. He gave it
again.
There was no answer. The mans !
cap was pulled over his eyes; he bent |
low, as both hands grasped the wheel,
so that his face was concealed.
"North-due north, i sayr' yelled |
the excited Captain. "You fool, she's
fallen off three points already"
And still no answer. The wheel |
flew round swiftly in the helmsman's
hands, and the vessels bow, obeying
the direction, lay straight toward the
shore of the island.
With furious yell tho Captain
seized the wheel.
The man resisted. A powerful blow
from the Captains fist caused him TO
quit his hold and stagger back. His
cap fell of; the man was revealed.
The coat of poor murdered Dick
Purvis, but the face ami form of Loui.
He waited not comment or attack
Without word he dart"h forward
MI WAS lost 10 sigls
Promptly as the Captain seized the
wheel and set the course due north.
the vessel was too far of to answer the
helm in time. There was trembling
through every timber-a shudder-a
shock-another, and she ceased to
move.
The Nellie Willis was hard and fast
aground on the shore of New Provi-
lence.
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PART IL-cHAPTER ".

The day went on till the middle of
the afternoon. Is landsmen keep
time, 1t was near four o'clock. In the
great events impending over this yes
sci and all who lived and moved upon
her we do not propose to give the
minute details of the happenings Of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-17
A Slick Young Sharper.

Special to the Globe.
MASON CITY, To-, July 16.-The peo-
pie of this city were considerably sur
prised to read that Joseph j. McConniff
had embezzled $500 from the Grand
Trunk and Canadian Pacific railroads,
and was under arrest in Chicago. Pre-
vious to his supposed departure from
here for Canada, some two weeks ago,
he made his home here for about three
months. He was an operator at Mime
apolis, going from there to Lincoln,
Neb., and accepting a position with his
uncle, j. j. McCOnniff, who is superin-
tendent of the Burlington & Missouri
railway. Some fourteen weeks ago he
came here, and was given the position
of train dispatcher of the Mason City q
Ft. Dodge railway. Being of good ap-
pearance and pleasing address, he soon
succeeded in shining as a brilliant
light in the society circles here,
and although drawing large salary he
ran through all his money, and at the
time found it necessary to draw quite
extensively from his friends, Who
are now mourning his departure.
He left here two weeks ago ostensibly
to visit his wife at Montreal, Can,
claiming to have received telegram
announcing her seriously ill. He eX-
pected to return here the 9th inst. Man
ager Smith, of the Mason City d Fort
Dodge road, is settling up all OF McCon-
niff'S accounts here.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-17
THE MISSISSIPPI.
A Report Regarding the Improve
mentS Made.

WASHINGTON, July 16.-The chief OF
engineers has received the annual re-
port of Capt. E. H~ Puffner, United
States engineers, upon the improve
ment of the Mississippi from the DeS
Moines rapids to the mouth of the llli-
nois river. After describing the dredg-
ing operations of the year and their eff
feet, Capt. Puffner says:
The general result of the work on this part
of the river during the past nine years is not
encouraging. The river is so large that the
money appropriated was not enough to build
works of contraction i'll sufficient number to
control the river to such degree us to enable
the engineer to predict what the final result
would he in the depth of the channel. At
many places good has been done, chiefly by
limiting the number of channels or by COM
pelling the river, at low water, to run through
such narrow bed that the navigable channel
cannot shift to any great extent. AT other
places troublesome bars have been removed
and brought to semi-permanent position,
where they are out of the way. Erosion has
been largely controlled. and the banks have
been cavipg to a less degree than formerly.
But it cannot be stated that the general depth
of the navigable channel has been increased.
There is no reason to think that congress will
give a greater amount of money i'll the future
than it has i'll the past. That sum-whlch has
been on an average less than S100. 1000 year
lis not enough to carry on with success
plan of permanent Improvement. 1t would
be better to alter the plan of work than TO
pretend to continue i'll the present course.
Capt. Puffner expresses the opinion
that, under the circumstances stated,
future efforts should be limited to af-
fording temporary relief. He proposes
that hydraulic dredges be constructed,
with which sand bars can be cut through
as often as they form, and thinks that
in this way good navigable channel
may be maintained. While convinced
that the permanent work of improve
ment ought to be carried on to compile
tion, he is unwilling to submit estimates
to which he feels certain no attention
will be given. Instead he estimates for
only $4,000 for the maintenance of the
present dredging machines to secure
lower water channel for the last year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-17
THE CHICAGO MARKET.
Some Queer Facts in Regard to
the Piice of Wheat.

Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Ill, July 16.-The stock of
wheat in store in Chicago will be cut
down /, 1,OOO, 900 bushels this week, and it
is quite probable that another million
will go out next week. Under ordinary
circumstances the local market would
boom under these conditions, but exist
ing circumstances are extraordinary. If
such were not the case August wheat,
which opened at 705sc to-day, would
have bounded to 75c in the first half
hour. 1t didn't bound. 1t acted like a
''dead ball." After some man with con-
fidence in wheat, likely a
option up and carried it
to 70s4c the bears fell upon it with
crush and drove it down to 70 Lee.
August corn opened at 3715c, August
oats at 26c, August lard at S6.70, and
August short ribs at SS.15. The latest
advices received are that the continued
drought in the Northwest will damage
the crop. The receipts of wheat here
to-day were 2S,SS9 bushels; shipments,
16S,5l5 bushels. The liberal shipments
constitute a strong argument, which
the bulls utilize for all it
is worth. They insist and
with reason, that wheat at 20 cents is
dirt cheap, ,and do not hesitate to evince
the sincerity of their conviction in
the most practical way. After the solid
phalanX of men who have confidence
that wheat is a purchase had defied
the bears to put wheat under 70I cents,
the market manifested stronger tone
and there was less trading. August
short ribs were firm at SS.12 1-2. Many
bears on wheat are bulls on short ribs.
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TERRIFIED CHILDREN.
They AresRescued From an Asy-
Jun With Difficulty.

NEW YORK, July 16.-An hour before
daybreak fire broke out at st. Joseph's
asylum at Eighty-ninth street and Ave
nue. A. The main building was ablaze
and the colony of children within in an
uprOar. The outbreak had occurred in
the basement. Nearly 200 children, the
full complement of the institution, were
asleep within the walls. The sisters
in charge, who throughout the scene
of terror and confusion that followed,
struggled with great helOiSm to
preserve order and to facilitate the
work of rescue, aroused the sleeping in
fantS promptly and sped them on their
way to the street. The thick smoke and
unknown terrorS that beSet their way
threw them into panic, however, and
the sisters maintained their hold upon
them with difficulty. A police rounds
man luckily came to the rescue and
gave valuable assistance in removing
little ones. With his aid the building
was soon cleared and the children
directed to the police station in Eighty
eighth street, where they we're
marShalled by the sisters. None were
missing, although Hubert Butte, a nine
year-Old orphan. was severely burned in
escaping. His clothes caught fire and
his face and limbs were badly Scorched.
A hook and ladder company reached the
asylum as the last of the children were
emerging ON the street. Shrieks were
heard from an upper story and three
female attendants were found to be i'm
prisOned on the third floor. They had
not dared to follow the chilnren down
stairs. Ladders were thrown up to the
window and Capt. Joseph Shaw and
Roundsman Weise carried them down.
They were overcome with terror, but
uninjured. The firemen made short
work of the fire. 1t damaged the build
ing $500. How it broke out is not
known.
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THE PULLMAN OARsMEN.
They Do Some Good Work and
Break the Record.

Break the Record.
CHICAGO, July 16.-Record breaking,
stubbornly-fOught contests and very
small attendance were the features of
the second day of the Mississippi Valley
Amateur Racing association regatta at
Pullman. Excessively hot weather is
the cause assigned for the absence of
the crowds of people expected. The
barge race was the greatest ever rOwed
in the Western waters, both contestants
for the cup breaking the previous
record. Notwithstanding serious mis-
hap to one of the crews and the fact that
the water was rough at times and hot
gusts of wind were continually sweep
ing over the course. The entries were
the WeSternerS, of st. Louis, and the
PullmanS. Forty-tWO strokes minute
were being pulled by the Westerns to
the Pullmans' forty-SiX. with neither side
showing any material advantage. Half
the course had been gone over when it
was noticed that the Westerns seemed
to be getting a tritle wide. Neverthe
less they held to their work savagely.
1t was learned afterwards that He'll
mich's seat had broken and he was slid
ing on the runway. which cut through
his flesh and made the blood flow. The
L AC1O III lllC 1OSltts Oul Og q
nOZe only, and Just before the line was
crossed the Westerns put on final
squirt. Over they shot, winning the
race in 1923 by about three feet, the
Pullmans being second in 4:30, both
crews beating the best previous record
of 4:34. made by the Farraguts in 1885.
Details of the other races are as follows:
Senior Four-Oared Shell-Entries, Hills
dale, Pullmans, Westerns, Of 81. Louis, Mo
lines. The race was between the HIllsdales
and the Molines, the former pulling flfty-siX
strokes and the latter fifty four. Hillsdale
had the lead from the outset and crossed the
lire in 9:46. closely followed by Moline
Owing to Moline having fouled Pullman in
starting. the Molines were disqualified and
the Pullmans given second, Western third.
Senior Double Scull-Entries: Delawares
and Cattlins. both of Chicago. The Dela-
wares won i'll IL 80; Cattlin, II 40.
Senior Pair-oared Shell-Entries: Modocs
of ST. Louis; EXcelsiors, of Detroit. This
was close race. but tse M0docs Lad the best
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Mrs. Arthur McKinnis, scorched about the
boD nd

Mrs. Arthur McKinnis, scorched about the
hands and face.
GEORGE AND FRANKIE Galley
were on Railroad street at the time of
the explosion. The clothing of both lads
took fire, and it is feared that they are
fatally injured. A little boy named
Whitesell was severely burned; Deputy
Registrar Clark was badly burned and
injured; w. w. Disher, in endeayoring
to escape at the time of the explosion.
tripped and fell, severely cutting one of
his legs; j. w. Mckay, fruit dealer, re-
ceived severe cut on the knee; Barney
Reece, fireman, badly burned about the
neck and back; A. NJ. Barcley, fireman,
Scalded about the neck and chin add
badly bruised; William Morris, fire
man, badly burned about hands
and neck; James Foley, fire
man, severely burned all over
the body: William PalmerStOn, Superin-
tendent st. Thomas street railway, was
struck by plank and thrown twenty
feet; he was severely burned about the
head; Miss Alice Color, side of face
scorched; Dan McNIichnee, feet and
legs badly bruised; Mrs. William f. HO-
garth was struck and run over by hose
reel and received a bad cut in the eye
and left leg and was badly bruised; Mr..
Fairweather badly burned on the neck;
Charles Crowley, ear and back burned,
(his vest was burned from his back;
George AcknermOnt, both hands and
neck scOrched. The total number of
casualties reported is fully 100. No
further deaths have been reported.
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GIadstOne's Views.

LONDON, July 16.-Gladstone, at a
banquet given by the Scottish common
ers of the National Liberal club, re-
spending to a toast to his health, said that
one effect Of the exhaustive discussion
of the Irish question in parliament was
bringing before the Welsh and Scottish
people the necessity for local legislation
in accordance with national wants and
traditions. He denied that there was
any alliance betweeen the Liberals and
Nationalists of which either party need
be ashamed, He declared that what
ever alliance existed was independent.
The Parnellites were free to join the
Tories if they thought such union to
their advantage.
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The Bulgarian Question.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 16.-Russia
has replied to the circular note in rela
ton to the Bulgarian question issued by
the porte. The reply states that while
there is personally no objection against
Prince Ferdinand as ruler of Bulgaria,
Russia declines to accept the decision of
the present sobranje. Germany, Aus
tria and Italy reply that they will ac-
cept any solution of the question which
is based on the Berlin treaty.
VIENNA, July 16.-A circular pre-
pared by the pope in reference to the
election of Prince Ferdinand as prince
of Bulgaria has been presented to the
Austrian government. Count Kal-
nooky, the imperial foreign miuister,
in reply, will say that Austria does not
object to prince Ferdinand, and will not
exercise her right of veto if the prince
attempts to occupy the throne.
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SOME ONE BLUNDERED.
And the Result Was a Terrible
Foundry Explosion.

CHICAGO, July 16.-A horrible acci-
dent occurred this morning at the Union
Steel works. The men were engaged in
pouring hot iron into a mold when the
metal flew and scared the men dread
fully. They were taken to the county
hospital, and the physicians declare
their recovery is out of the question.
Two of the injured are Poles and
the third is a Hungarian. A large cast
ing was to be made and the prep
aration had been completed by a
shift of men. The ladle by which the
molten metal was to be carried from
the mouth of the blast furnace to the
mold had been freshly plastered by
one of the night men, without any ade-
quate idea of the early hour at which
operators were to commence this morn
plug was picked out of the furnace
spout. and a lava-like rush of white hot
metal took place. 1t was large metal
for a big casting, and besides the men
who had business around that Seething
caldrOn others were grouped admiring
the Scintillating sparks that flew from
the bubbling stream. At once there
was an upheaYal in the ladle. An
explosion had taken place in the
lower part Of its capaciOuS interior.
in a moment the hot metal was spread
ing itself over the heads and faces and
bodies Of onloOkerS and workers alike.
The water in the fresh plaster had gen.
Grated steam, and a miniature boiler eX-
plOSion with maximum results had taken
place. The thick paving of coal dust
and mOlding sand on the floor was
forced into the air and gave the outside
i 4. -.
But there was no fire, and hardly any
damage to the building to speak of. But
a dozen men lay grOaning in agony
when the binding cloud subsidized. The
police and uninjured men formed res
cuing party, and quickly three of the
worst hurt were on their way to the
county hospital.